Sorrell and Son (1934)
1h 24m
Running Time
March 5, 1934Release Date
Plot.
Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell loses a promising job offer and is forced to take work as a menial. Both his dignity and his health are damaged as he suffers under the exhausting labor and harsh treatment he receives as a hotel porter. But Sorrell thrives in the knowledge that his son will benefit from his labors. Sorrell has allowed the boy to believe his mother dead, but when the mother shows up, wanting to re-enter the young man's life, Sorrell must make hard decisions.
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Cast & Crew.
H.B. Warner
Captain Stephen Sorrell
Margot Grahame
Mrs. Dora Sorrell
Peter Penrose
Kit Sorrell as a Child
Hugh Williams
Kit Sorrell as an Adult
Ruby Miller
Mrs. Palfrey
Jack Raymond
Director
Evelyn Roberts
Mr. Roland
Warwick Deeping
Writer
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Sorrell and Son is a 1934 British drama film directed by Jack Raymond and written by Lydia Hayward. The film stars H. B. Warner, Margot Grahame, Peter Penrose, Hugh Williams and Winifred Shotter. It was made by the producer Herbert Wilcox at British and Dominion Elstree Studios. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by Warwick Deeping. A silent version had previously been released in 1927, also starring Warner.
The film was released on 29 May 1934, by United Artists. It was actor Louis Hayward's final English film before relocating to America, where he had a successful acting career for many years.